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Beer Is A Food...

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Have been noticing the proliferation of ads proclaiming beer as a food or a tonic for what ails you. Here's three from the late 1900's.

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I always drink beer to steady my shooting hand. All my pistols are sighted in at minute of beer can.
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More support for this theory...

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Scott Rollert wrote: Sat Jun 24, 2017 2:00 pm I always drink beer to steady my shooting hand. All my pistols are sighted in at minute of beer can.
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One of the 3 major food groups - beer, pizza, cheeseburger
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There's a sandwich in every beer!
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Pre-Prohibition labels sometimes said things such as "beer is both food and drink", but I can't dig up an example.

This Fox Deluxe makes some outlandish claims . . .

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This 1911 Altes beer Ad sez Altes is Food for your Brain. Among other outrageous claims. LEON.

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Leon wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:24 pm This 1911 Altes beer Ad sez Altes is Food for your Brain. Among other outrageous claims. LEON.

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Wow. That's amazing.
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Fox Deluxe helped lactation?
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More evidence in the "Beer Is Food" debate...

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The trend continues...EAT MORE BEER!!!

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